Angela Davis

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Directions: Use the following questions and resources to learn more about your individual. Take careful notes; you may not simply cut and paste from the Internet into your notes. Keep careful track of your sources for your Works Cited. Based on your research, you will create a profile of your individual to share with the class. This profile should provide basic background information on your individual and provide an overview of his/her stance on our main questions: where is the U.S. headed from here? what are the primary issues/concerns facing our nation? how would deal with these issues and concerns? Your notes, profile, and works cited are due by the end of the day on Monday (Reg.) and Tuesday (H). Our town meeting will be held on Tuesday (Reg) and Wednesday (H).

Questions to consider as you start to research:

• Angela Davis experienced oppression on two fronts: she experience racism because she was African American and sexism because she was a woman. What was going on in both movements---the civil rights movement and the women's movement--in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
• What were Davis' biggest concerns and goals? How do her goals compare to the those of other activists at the time?
• How did she define equality?

Resources

• Spartacus: Profile of Davis: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAdavisAN.htm
• Frontline: Interview with Davis: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/race/interviews/davis.html
• Social Justice Wiki: http://socialjustice.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/index.php/Angela_Davis
• Time Magazine, "The Case of Angela the Red": http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,840245,00.html
• About: Women's History: Angela Davis Quotes: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/angeladavis/a/angela_davis.htm